War or no war, Andrii Shymanovskiy believes he wields one of the most powerful weapons against Moscow: the Ukrainian language.
Just over a year ago, the 23-year-old Lviv-based actor and Ukrainian-language instructor began to post TikTok videos explaining the nuances of his mother tongue - once largely secondary to Russian in Ukrainian life, but increasingly a centerpiece of efforts to emphasize a distinct Ukrainian identity and culture.